DEEP SOUTH PACIFIC

If you’re still wondering whether the Tiki Revival has legs, consider Black Mountain, North Carolina, where the last pop culture trend to penetrate city limits was bear-baiting.

Passing through the area recently, the Beachbum entered the local Ingles supermarket in search of limes and ice. There, just inside the door, he found a coin-operated novelty dispenser (pictured above) full of “Tiki jewelry.” While there were no Tikis on any of the jewelry, the mere usage of the word signals that Tiki has achieved full market penetration. Hell, supermarket penetration.